Luminous candle



Feb. 13, 1951 v, SUNDELL 2,541,725

LUMINOUS CANDLE.

Filed Feb. 15, 1947 Vmermm H.

SUNDELL Patented Feb. 13, 1951 i r 2,541,725

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LUMINOUS CANDLE V r inia. H. Sundial]; Minneapolis, Minn.,.assignor n y-L 1raine;Chandlcry, Mou d, Minn P rtnershi ApplicationFebruaryli 1947; Serial'No; 728349- 2. Claims. (01; 67-22) This, invention relates. to. a.. candle. and par- It-isstill another. object. of'the invention to. pro: ticularly to. a candle. of decorative or. artistic; vide anovel andefilcient method for making-such. form. a candle asabove setforth.

It is. an object. of this-invention. to. provide a. These and other objects. and. advantages of candle of translucentcombustible material, such. 5' the invention will be fully set. forth in. thefola as; certain kinds of wax, said candle preferably lowin description madein connection with the having; atransverse dimension. of substantially accompanying drawings in which like reference, Qne-halfits height, the. same beingslightly ta:.- characters refer tosimilarpartsthroughout the pered. and having. a, downwardly tapering recess several views and in which: in. its upper. end extending.- substantially from its, Fig. 1 isa.perspectiveviewof thecandle; in edgesandhaving a depthof approximately one: lighted condition;v

thirdof: the transversecdimension.ofsaidcandle; Fig; 2. is a perspective view of the candle and a. wickextending from the bottom of said lighted; and recess downwardly: centrally of. said candle to Fig. 3.is'a central vertical section through; the;

the. bottom thereof, whereby when. said. candle candle taken: at right: angles to: one side; a poris lighted theflame. from. saidwick will give, a tionbeingshownin-sideelevation.

luminous or glowing effect to the topportion of Referring. to the. drawings; a, candle I0 is said candleand. the exteriorlightwill illuminate Shown comprising: a body of material which. thebody of said" candle toa certain depth. is. combustible in connection with a wick; The

It; is: anotherobject of. the inventionto pro-. candle: is. oflarge width compared to its vide a. luminous candlecomprising a body of height. and in. practice the candle shown on; translucent; colored combustible: material, said. the drawings; is: made with the length of body! preferably being slightly. tapered andhavone side at thev top being substantially three" ing a; downwardly: tapering recess in. its upper inches, the length of one side at'the bottom being. end.;extending substantiallyfromathe edgesthere substantially two. andv three-quarters inches; of; and. having an appreciable depth, said body while; the height of the: candle is. five. inches; having; flakes of coloring matter spacedtherein- The... candlethus' tapers" slightly towards itslower; giving a, cloudy cr mottled effect, and. a: wick end... The candlehas; a; rather large recess Illa extending downwardly: from theibottom of said 0 in its; top which extends from substantially the? recess-centrally of saidbody. to-thebottom there edgesgof thecandle downwardlysin,tapering'form of whereby when saidcandle is lightedthe flame to the center of h candle. The. depth. of: this; of saidwick will give aluminousor glowing-effect recessis app ox ma ly Onerthird the length; of;

tdthe toppor-tion of said'candle: and the exterior onesideof thepcandle atthe top; Awick H exp. light; will; penetrate said body and said' flak-es: tendsfrom the bottomof said recess. downwardly; may be seenat-somedepth in; said body; centrally; of, the; candle to. the; bottom. thereoff It is a f rt erobiect" off helinven i n: o-p The. material fromwhich the candle ismade is videa 1u nin us nd e hav n a body of colored such that the body of the candle is quite trans translucent combustible material and of lucent. The candle willibe coloredand various paratively transverse"dimensioll being c 1or can-beused: Thercolgring-matter gen-l square or rectangular in cross section, said body having adownwardly tapering recess in itstop extending substantially from the edges thereof" and of appreciable depth saidbody having flakes of white. or milky color spaced therein, and. a. 45, wick extending downwardly centrally from the bottom of'said'recess to the bottom of saidbody whereby when said candle is. lighted the flame ofthecandle. Insomeplaceswhere' there is not: an even distribution-of said coloring-matter; the flakes or portions I2 areformed. This gives a. beautiful mottled or clouded appearance to the candle and due to the fact that the body of the candle is quite translucent, these portions. IZ

i d; ngive a luminous or glowing can-be seen to quite a depth in the body of the. feet. to thetop portion of said candle, the; exterior candlelight, will penetrate said body somewhatso thaj; While the method of making the candlecould aid: flakes may be seen at some depth in said bevaried considerably, in practice, the method hody a qth light 111 hi th t corners followedhas consisted-of melting a certain quanofijs aid candle giving an illuminated or gl wi tityof crudewax havinga. melting point. of sub-- effect. Ii. stantially 134 F. Whenthiszismelted. substan,

erallydistributed uniformly throughout the-bodytially four times the amount thereof by weight of a refined wax having a melting point of 135 F. to 137 F. is added and the two are melted together and the mixture raised to a temperature of substantially 212 F. The mixture is then removed from the heating means and substantially one-eighth of a teaspoonful of stearate is added for each one and one-quarter pounds of the said mixture. One drop of glycerine is added for each one and one-quarter pounds of said mixture. The dye is then added as desired and while various kinds and quantities of dye might be used, in practice it has been preferred to use about three grains of an oil soluble aniline dye diluted in about ten drops of benzol. are stirred sufliciently to get a substantially uni- The ingredients form coloring, the mixture is then allowed to cool to about 185 F. and is then poured into molds.

These molds preferably are slightly tapered toward the bottom and have in their bottoms a central upstanding portion shaped to form the recess above described. When the poured material has cooled andsolidifled, the candles are removed from the mold. The Wicks of course will be suspended in the mold at the time of pouring.

When the candle is lighted the flame is disposed in the recess in the top of the candle and this results in the upper part of the candle being illuminated so that a glowing effect is given to said upper part, which glowing effect diminishes toward the bottom of the candle.

the material the exterior light shines through a portion of the candle at the exterior thereof and this gives a luminous or illuminated effect. This is particularly true in a candle of polygonal form in cross section as the exterior light then shines through the corners so that the corner portions are given a luminous or glowing efiect.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a novel, artistic and beautiful candle. above described, giving beautiful efiects. The candles are stocky and thus quite heavy and stable so that they will not fall over or be blown over. The flame is Well down in the reces in the candle and this reduces any fire hazard. The candles are artistic and colorful, both in lighted and; unlighted condition. The glowing effect when lighted is very cheerful and the candles are particularly adapted for use on a table or on a mantle of a fireplace. The candles are very economical and have a very long burning period. Such a candle as shown in the drawing will burn for approximately 125 hours. When the candle has burned as long as possible, a pot-like shell of wax remains which can be used as a flower pot, ash tray, or other similar article. The candle is preferably placed in or on some flat receptacle in use and the users are instructed to pinch off most of the burned portion of the wick after each burning period. It is well to turn the candle as it burns to assure even burning. The candle has a high degree of utility for use in centerpieces for a table or for similar pieces used for decoration on mantles or shelves. The candle f The candle functions in a novel way as can be placed in the center in the bottom of a dish containing groups of flowers of various kinds and adds greatly to the effect. It is particularly beautiful in connection with a center-piece made of Christmas greens. For Christmas decoration the color is usually red or some shade of rose. The candles have been amply demonstrated in actual practice, found to be very successful and "efficient and are being commercially made.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the product and in the steps and sequence of steps of the method without departing from the scope of applicant's invention, which, generally stated, consists in a method and product capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, such as disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A candle having a body of colored translucent combustible heavy material, said candle having a transverse dimension of substantially one-half the height thereof and having a down wardly tapering recess in its upper end extending from substantially its top edges to substantially its central vertical axis and having a depth of approximately one-third its transverse dimen-: sion, said body havin spaced flakes of different colored material therein and a wick extending from the bottom of said recess centrally of said body to the bottom thereof and extending upwardly to a point substantially below the plane of the top of said candlewhereby the flame on said wick will give a luminous or glowing efiect to the upper portion of said candle and said flakes may be seen at some depth in said body by the exterior light.

' 2. A candle having a body of colored translu-i cent combustible material, the same being sub-- stantially square in transverse cross section and having a downwardly tapering recess in its top extending substantially from the edges thereof to substantially its central vertical axis and having a depth of approximately one-third the transverse dimension of said candle, said body having flakes of white material spaced therein giving a mottled effect, and a wick extending centrally from said' body from the bottom of said recess to the bottom of said body and extending upwardly to a point substantially below the plane of the top of said candle whereby the flame from said wick gives a luminous or glowing effect to the top portion ofsaid candle, said flakes may be seen at some depth in said body by the exterior light and the exterior light shines through the corner portions of said candle giving a luminous effect.

VIRGINIA H. SUNDELL.

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